fish'n Jim Posted February 19 Posted February 19 I put the new CHARGEr on when the old monster MK4 gave up one bank and new AGM batts in '22. I had someone else put it in and after one blue tooth connecting hiccup, it's been smooth sailing. The TM doesn't get the mid day "sag" like a regular no charge management system. I'm not a fan of all these e-gadgets, but once you get used to them... I changed all electronics in Dec and added live scope which I had on my last boat. I've been chasing gremlins. Voltage dropping, units shutting down, freeze ups, or not auto booting up. Internet is full of reports, people adding extra Li batteries, extra chargers, etc. I've been tracking these down one by one, investigating and solving them. After talking to the stereo tech support guy, today, he said it sounded like a voltage issue. The newer electronics are stricter on voltage requirements. Same maker, same type, newer model, different supplier as what was replaced. Whodathunkit? Technology mismatches happen when there's lead lag in developments. Been there done that. The CHARGE has a few features I didn't even know it had. Two things showed up today. Diagnostics were clean, no issue w/ CHARGE or batteries. I was expecting a report on the phone app, but it sends the data by email and they run those at power pole. Beats the DVM tests. I guess that's one for AI to take over. The charge priority balance between TM and starting was set 50:50 initially. I didn't even know what that did or you could change it because it was working for the previous set up. I double checked the battery type setup and the start was incorrectly entered as 50 AH, way low(1/2) of the 100 it is. CHARGE was being told it was much smaller wasn't giving it proper access to not over charge. Result the starting battery wasn't getting sufficient charging and was draining down too fast. I'll know for sure next week on the water but I think this is it. Everything works just fine when the voltage is up. Unlike the old prone to overcharge wet chargers, you leave this one plugged in all the time. [Probably saved me $250 for a new battery which I'd have changed first in my "old ways" - learned when batteries were not that expensive, failed often, and had pro rated warrantees. We all used to trade in our WM ones right before the 2 yr replacement period ran out, for new ones, until the policy drastically changed. Check your settings, folks, when you make changes. A little adjustment goes a long way. Quote
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